Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·2·2.20
वयं ते वय इन्द्र विद्धि षु णः प्र भरामहे वाजयुर् न रथम् । विपन्यवो दीध्यतो मनीषा सुम्नम् इयक्षन्तस् त्वावतो नॄन् ॥
vayaṃ te vaya indra viddhi ṣu ṇaḥ pra bharāmahe vājayur na ratham | vipanyavo dīdhyato manīṣā sumnam iyakṣantas tvāvato nṝn ||
As one brings forth his car when fain for combat, so bring we power to thee- regard us, Indra- Well skilled in song, thoughtful in spirit, seeking great bliss from one like thee amid the Heroes.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्वं न इन्द्र त्वाभिर् ऊती त्वायतो अभिष्टिपासि जनान् । त्वम् इनो दाशुषो वरूतेत्थाधीर् अभि यो नक्षति त्वा ॥
tvaṃ na indra tvābhir ūtī tvāyato abhiṣṭipāsi janān | tvam ino dāśuṣo varūtetthādhīr abhi yo nakṣati tvā ||
Indra, thou art our own with thy protection, a guardian near to men who love thee truly, Active art thou, the liberal man's defender, his who draws near to thee with right devotion.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स नो युवेन्द्रो जोहूत्रः सखा शिवो नराम् अस्तु पाता । यः शंसन्तं यः शशमानम् ऊती पचन्तं च स्तुवन्तं च प्रणेषत् ॥
sa no yuvendro johūtraḥ sakhā śivo narām astu pātā | yaḥ śaṃsantaṃ yaḥ śaśamānam ūtī pacantaṃ ca stuvantaṃ ca praṇeṣat ||
May Indra, called with solemn invocations. the young, the Friend, be men's auspicious keeper, One who will further with his aid the singer, the toiler, praiser, dresser of oblations.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तम् उ स्तुष इन्द्रं तं गृणीषे यस्मिन् पुरा वावृधुः शाशदुश् च । स वस्वः कामम् पीपरद् इयानो ब्रह्मण्यतो नूतनस्यायोः ॥
tam u stuṣa indraṃ taṃ gṛṇīṣe yasmin purā vāvṛdhuḥ śāśaduś ca | sa vasvaḥ kāmam pīparad iyāno brahmaṇyato nūtanasyāyoḥ ||
With laud and song let me extol that Indra in whom of old men prospered and were mighty. May he, implored, fulfil the prayer for plenty of him who worships, of the living mortal.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सो अङ्गिरसाम् उचथा जुजुष्वान् ब्रह्मा तूतोद् इन्द्रो गातुम् इष्णन् । मुष्णन्न् उषसः सूर्येण स्तवान् अश्नस्य चिच् छिश्नथत् पूर्व्याणि ॥
so aṅgirasām ucathā jujuṣvān brahmā tūtod indro gātum iṣṇan | muṣṇann uṣasaḥ sūryeṇa stavān aśnasya cic chiśnathat pūrvyāṇi ||
He, Indra whom the Angirases' praise delighted, strengthened their prayer and made their goings prosper. Stealing away the mornings with the sunlight, he, lauded, crushed even Asna's ancient powers.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स ह श्रुत इन्द्रो नाम देव ऊर्ध्वो भुवन् मनुषे दस्मतमः । अव प्रियम् अर्शसानस्य साह्वाञ् छिरो भरद् दासस्य स्वधावान् ॥
sa ha śruta indro nāma deva ūrdhvo bhuvan manuṣe dasmatamaḥ | ava priyam arśasānasya sāhvāñ chiro bharad dāsasya svadhāvān ||
He verily, the God, the glorious Indra, hath raised him up for man, best Wonder-Worker. He, self-reliant, mighty and triumphant, brought low the dear head of the wicked Dasa.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स वृत्रहेन्द्रः कृष्णयोनीः पुरन्दरो दासीर् ऐरयद् वि । अजनयन् मनवे क्षाम् अपश् च सत्रा शंसं यजमानस्य तूतोत् ॥
sa vṛtrahendraḥ kṛṣṇayonīḥ purandaro dāsīr airayad vi | ajanayan manave kṣām apaś ca satrā śaṃsaṃ yajamānasya tūtot ||
Indra the Vrtra-slayer, Fort-destroyer, scattered the Dasa hosts who dwelt in darkness. For men hath he created earth and waters, and ever helped the prayer of him who worships.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तस्मै तवस्यम् अनु दायि सत्रेन्द्राय देवेभिर् अर्णसातौ । प्रति यद् अस्य वज्रम् बाह्वोर् धुर् हत्वी दस्यून् पुर आयसीर् नि तारीत् ॥
tasmai tavasyam anu dāyi satrendrāya devebhir arṇasātau | prati yad asya vajram bāhvor dhur hatvī dasyūn pura āyasīr ni tārīt ||
To him in might the Gods have ever yielded, to Indra in the tumult of the battle. When in his arms they laid the bolt, he slaughtered the Dasyus and cast down their forts of iron.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नूनं सा ते प्रति वरं जरित्रे दुहीयद् इन्द्र दक्षिणा मघोनी । शिक्षा स्तोतृभ्यो माति धग् भगो नो बृहद् वदेम विदथे सुवीराः ॥
nūnaṃ sā te prati varaṃ jaritre duhīyad indra dakṣiṇā maghonī | śikṣā stotṛbhyo māti dhag bhago no bṛhad vadema vidathe suvīrāḥ ||
Now may that wealthy Cow of thine, O Indra, give in return a boon to him who lauds thee. Give to thy praisers: let not fortune fail us. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)